Top Ten "When Spoken or Sung by" Collection on Late Show, 1994-2010

1. January 5, 1994. Words That Sound Great When Spoken by James Earl Jones. (1)
2. November 21, 1994 (Prime Time Special #1). Words That Sound Romantic When Spoken by Barry White.
3. February 17, 1995. Things That Sound Better When Sung by a Barbershop Quartet (The Westchester Airs). (1)
4. May 16, 1995 (in London). Words That Sound Cool When Spoken by London's Town Crier (Peter Moore).
5. October 18, 1995. Words that Sound Cool When Sung By an Opera Singer (Marilyn Horne).
6. September 20, 1996. Things That Sound Cool When Sung by a Barbershop Quartet (The Westchester Airs). (2)
7. October 15, 1999. Words That Sound Creepy When Said by John Malkovich.
8. February 13, 2001. Words that Sound Cool When Spoken by James Earl Jones. (2)
9. July 6, 2009. Words That Sound Cool When Spoken by a Giant Robot (Peter Cullen).
10. March 16, 2010. Things That Sound Cool When Said by Snoop Dogg.
Note: I left out one -- "Top Ten Things That Sound Sexy When Said by America's Next Top Model" from December 16, 2004 -- because it just plainly sucked.
There was another Top Ten list presented by James Earl Jones -- "Top Ten Effects of Y2K" on December 31, 1999 -- but it wasn't in the "When Spoken by" category, so I didn't include it here.

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

I legitimately wonder how many people in this world owe their existence to Barry White's voice

[@MattTee1975]

I was conceived to "Big Ass Ham".

[@jim1hunter]

@@MattTee1975 You ain’t wrong, sugah daddy 1:22

[@jntj3007]

@@MattTee1975 HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@johnharris6655]

Barry, White or Manilow, both got you laid.

[@khaniyahkau5331]

An entire generation 😂😂😂

[@elainesrottenbottom296]

Barry White still has the best Top Ten.

[@ninjacrumbs]

Barry`s support vocalists really cemented how funny that list was.

[@christopherramon-reid2000]

Don Giller deserves an award for these compilations. 🏆

[@RobLives4Love]

he deserves a goddamn peabody

[@tinyellierose7885]

🥇🏆🥇

[@b0ajvk8]

James Earl Jones can make the words ‘prostate exam’ sound regal . 👍🏾

[@richardlloyd2589]

And also deeper than you wanted it to be.

[@jntj3007]

Barry White was killin' it!!!👍👍👍👍👍!!!

[@citizenbirdtube]

The Barry White ladies are fantastic.

[@RobLives4Love]

Barry White saying gubernatorial ALWAYS make me laugh

[@cisium1184]

Barry White saying "gubernatorial" may be the pinnacle of American television.

[@kesslerrb]

Big Ass Ham!

[@smittykins]

Pataki!

[@donnyleong5298]

Thanks for this, I grew up with Letterman and forgot how incredible the show was.

[@100hooker]

Sooooo much better than the crap that’s being dumped on us these days.

[@bettydeloney1441]

I watched The David Letterman Show every night, 5 days a week.

[@DeadPool-XF]

James Earl Jones looked so serious when he was there lol

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

1:14 James Earl Jones stood there James Earl Jonesly. Wearing his James Earl Jones suit, and his James Earl Jones glasses, he took a contented moment to think to himself "Gee, I sure am James Earl Jones"

[@Winniedemux]

Barry's voice just sends me into orbit.🤣

[@asteverino8569]

I watched the whole thing and laughed and loved all. Thanks 🎉

[@tomc8888]

You mean I get all these great funk classics on just one CD or cassette?

[@MrEvans1973]

I have a picture of the James Earl Jones Top 5. It was absolutely killing me so I grabbed my camera and took a picture of the screen during the broadcast. And I vividly remember the Barry White. Glorious. Thank you.

[@rockturtleneck]

Malkovich gets my vote for best Top Ten ever. Thanks so much for putting this together

[@Oh_I_Will]

With Warren Zevon filling in for Paul…

[@treehousekohtao]

Jazzercise made all of the ladies in the front row pregnant

[@TheGameFreak000]

I'm pretty sure I'M pregnant now.

[@davidleedutton]

Marilyn Horne was in the first opera I ever saw, Bellini's Norma, and she had a voice that could melt an iceberg.

[@willswalkingwest7267]

Barry White wins hands down.

[@dongiller]

Please, no wagering.

[@willswalkingwest7267]

@@dongiller lol

[@ownpetard8379]

This is only an exhibition. This is not a competition. Please, no wagering.

[@SideshowCris]

I've had the way Barry White says "Big Ass Ham" stuck in my head for the past 30 years. This was just about the funniest thing I had ever seen back then.

[@Goose_0709]

John Malkovich understood the assignment. 😂

[@thejils1669]

One of the best "Top Ten" from the early 90s I believe: new airline slogans after they created a smoking section and non-smoking section: "FLY THE PHLEGMY SKIES!"

[@stevenj9970]

Goes to show how GREAT an actor John Malkovitch is..........communicating so much with so few facial gestures.

[@Eggmanontheair]

I like the fact that Dave's wearing the same tie for # 5 and # 6.

[@davekuder1590]

Ring tones galore

[@allenhoward758]

Thanks yet again, Don Giller!

[@YD-uq5fi]

The 'Most Replayed' feature reveals who is the best. Even Barry White's supporting singer ladies are excellent. "Keep our love aliiiiive, do that number five!"

[@PIXPromosMore]

I'm not sure if this one counts as a "When Spoken By" list, but I recall one from the mid-90s about words that skydivers say as they jump out of a plane. Other than that, great collection and HE SAID GUPPY!!

[@kevinskoien6165]

well done, sir...well done indeed.

[@jameschar24]

That Isuzu by the opera singer was pretty amazing!

[@smittykins]

Is it me or does James Earl Jones look likes he’s struggling to keep a straight face a few times?

[@JASinIL2006]

Absolutely.

[@scuunjieng]

Many thanks. Remember so many fondly

[@Eggmanontheair]

Nice bonus to see Warren Zevon with the band after Malkovich.

[@jukeboxwiz]

This is fantastic.

[@RobAGabor]

RIP, JEJ

[@tekel7453]

John Malkovich is a treasure, his is the best by far

[@johanoberg1157]

NOUGAT!!!

[@bunnymcfoo8650]

You know what? Barry White saying "Prime Time Catastrophe" is, in fact, sexy as all hell

[@tomscott3]

This was, hands down, the best show on television ever. Very Best Regards, Tom Scott Author ● Speaker ● World's Leading Expert on the Corrupt U.S. Legal System _Our American Injustice System_ _Stack the Legal Odds in Your Favor_

[@katiezee2]

god this was GREAT ! Barry White especially.. and Marilyn Horn with the opera voice (and I don't even like opera)

[@kevinskoien6165]

I did a spit take when she sang "groin pull"

[@calvinhilton7069]

13:50 Now watching from the Home Office in Grand Rapids, MI

[@houseofno]

RIP Barry White. Passed away from heart attack in 2004.

[@4s-ter]

James Earl Jones is going to outlive us all.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

You jinxed him. RIP J.E.J.

[@TacomaPaul]

I saw James Earl Jones... "In Three Fugitves"... then James Earl Jones was Darth Vader ! "You are not worthy." So funny. ;-)

[@aemelnick]

James Earl Jones gives off real "I'm going to fire my publicist" vibes in the first segment.

[@dougboyer5829]

Thankyou Mr Jones

[@xxjswxx]

Funny stuff, sir. Thanks for posting.

[@mysharyna1741]

I've never needed editing software until Barry White's Top 10 list LOL..editing for the meow and wassup from the one the only James Earl Jones, babeeeee

[@fatalmodelmadhatter]

Yet another great compilation there! Man, oh man, do I have to note that Barry White's voice is the true definition of "smooth"! Also, I'm gonna abuse your kindness for a bit, Don, and make a little request (that hopefully is easy to be realized... well, a young girl can hope): do you have Susan Saint James' 1987 appearance on Late Night, or know whether it is online somewhere? I'm asking because I've read David Foster Wallace's short story based on this interview (it was originally titled "Late Night", and appeared in later collections as "My Appearance"), and the curiosity bug bit me so hard afterwards that I'm still itching. Thanks in advance for that... ...and even more thanks for taking the time to make all of this available for all of us, in special we young kids in the front lawn, who had heard of Dave's influence on late night as a whole from the mouths of our fave hosts, but couldn't quite find out why since there wasn't a lot of material showing him on his "peak", at least in comparison with the videos available from the late '90s onward. I for one can proudly say I now know why and I do completely agree. Dave's the OG. (God, that's a huge block of text!)

[@229BlackHat]

23:14 You mean I get all these great Dave classics on just one KZbin video/channel?

[@dongiller]

For the low, low price, while supplies last! :)

[@jimhall8979]

At 19:50, I recall seeing this the night it was aired…and I’m not sure why but I laughed about that one “last night we saw a man, doing the Macarena…and we beat him to a bloody pulp…”

[@ownpetard8379]

Snoop Dogg IS cool. Can see how he gets so many side gigs.

[@drewzuhosky6826]

5:36 Even Barry lost it on that one!

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Bezerra

[@smittykins]

I’m kinda bummed that they didn’t have the barbershop quartet sing “Big Ass Ham.”

[@mr.freeze3889]

EEEEEEESUUUZUUUU 😂 deserves a standing ovation 👏

[@Panwere36]

James Earl Jones did it twice.. and I will always hear him as Darth Vader.

[@anman40]

RiP hero 😢❤

[@afterburner2869]

A top 10 with the Macho Man Randy Savage would have been epic!

[@SteveShaha]

I was hoping to see the "Top 10 Things That Sound Cool When Sung by a Blues Singer" one that featured Taj Mahal.

[@dongiller]

Damn, I missed that one. Sorry.

[@brucehanson6427]

And the Emmy goes to..... @DonGiller!!!

[@KyleDavisMusic]

What did Malkovic whisper in Dave's ear?

[@mikeberry2332]

Ow wow I remember Barry White saying 'gubernatorial'!!

[@Bill_Woo]

Don if you're still able, if you can clip out Barry White only, it would be a masterpiece. And might shoot the moon. Then do a Malkovich! And I'd love to know WHICH writer hit those homers. Really genius writing on those two. Chris and Gerard were gone, right? Who was the home run hitter (in the Back Office) (in Omaha Nebraska)? Thanks too for the great video description. I hope people realize how much thought and effort goes into your work.

[@dongiller]

No longer doable, even if I wanted to. This new “shorts” craze means extra work. For what purpose escapes me. And thanks. :)

[@Bill_Woo]

@@dongiller By the way I confess to taking a first time stumble through the other channel, and Staff Favorite Moments: Writer Rodney Rothman gave me the answer to my question (he at least told of the Malkovich prep process)

[@marktatum2592]

Way to go Dave. 👏

[@DEADLOK69]

My honorable mention for the London Town Crier: Captain Hook shouting - SSSSSSSSSSSSSMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Sid, I see a DS-1, a DM-2, and a CE-2 in there. And a BBG.

[@OlafProt]

This is like a spelling bee for late night tv

[@Brian-uy2tj]

Barry White could read a phone book and make women hot and bothered.

[@donnamariedemaio]

Don, this is great! Do it again! Include Top Ten Rejected Lionel Richie Lyrics, as read by Richie. Thanks! x

[@gavincrump9831]

Annoying lack of gratitude. Don doesn’t work for you

[@miss_midge_]

I think ALL words sound great as spoken by JEJ.

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

Optimus Prime doesn’t need a cab, Dave; he *_IS_* a cab

[@danieldougan269]

"Mellifluous."

[@sabster74]

When Barry White speaks, every woman in a five-mile radius gets pregnant with his baby.

[@MIXPRO68]

lmao

[@brotheldan2009]

Those barber shop guys were good!

[@WTF-TV2415]

I remember that episode. Megadeth was his musical guest. They played "A Tout Le Monde."

[@brotheldan2009]

@@WTF-TV2415 would have loved to har the barber shop guys do theyre version lol

[@Micko555]

Can you imagine if Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr came out unannounced as this?

[@dongiller]

It’d be a bit tough for John, seeing he was killed in December 1980. And George, after he passed in late 2001. But sure.

[@Cerph]

"Luke- I'm your father."

[@WTF-TV2415]

32:01 Since he's on CBS, he should have said "pressing your luck."

[@MusicOverMyHead]

I can’t believe Facebook is that old

[@daveidmarx8296]

@12:03 Make sure you're not playing this at work... it might be mistaken for another word.

[@colerieger7300]

TIL I learned how to pronounce Stolichnaya.

[@DaphneHarridge]

The Town Crier! 😂😂😂

[@wcwbulldog1701]

DON GILLER----YOUR KZbin PAL!!!

[@judydoyle1124]

Barry White. Sigh...

[@richorichards4655]

Must be cold in that studio

[@KOZGERFWAD]

Why wasn’t “Father” on that list.

[@larryl212]

THANK YOU... PS: What happened to LateNight TV?

[@Jimmersaunt]

Man I miss Letterman so much!

[@stephenhuntsucker3766]

We don’t realize what we have until it’s gone.

[@Obsessedwithcookies758]

12:53 Too perfect

[@donnamariedemaio]

Why are there periods between T and V? TV not T.V. Television isn't two words.

[@BaccarWozat]

Peter Moore? Does he know Dudley Cook

[@ripleyleuzarder630]

J.E.Jones: Dave... I am Not your father

[@granthooper2329]

Always sounds like he says my last name playing vader

[@kaptainkaos1202]

I love me some Snoop Dog!

[@andyrose5616]

Not even your sense of completionism can justify the horror of posting America’s Next Top Model.

[@dongiller]

It really was pathetic. She didn't get the premise, and towards the end Dave and Paul were discussing how much they wagered on this list.

[@seanoneill5799]

3rd from the right.

[@scottfranco9209]

BW was awesome

[@kevinwilkin1427]

My favorite @ 24:25

[@wecontrolthevideo]

I don’t know how often they used cast members but LS did a Top Ten on Battlestar Galactica with 10 of the actors dressed in character.

[@dongiller]

March 19, 2008. Top Ten Reasons to Watch the New Season of "Battlestar Galactica."

[@johnmonaghan9105]

Zamunda

[@sylverserf2174]

I just came from another of your videos, David Letterman with Donald Trump. I want to know why you have comments turned off.

[@dongiller]

Because I don't want to deal with the polemic idiocy. There are billions of other sites for that. Not on my channel.

[@sylverserf2174]

Thank you for such a quick response. I kind of thought that comment sections were more for viewers than creators, though. Which of the 2 sides are you calling polemic?

[@dongiller]

I get to moderate the comments on my channel. For a video such as this, I've found that the posts get out of control quickly. Best for me to just turn it all off. Folks can insult others elsewhere. Not here.

[@katiezee2]

@@dongiller thank you & good for you... This thing of anonymous people viciously attacking others for their beliefs or opinions in youtube comments, with the nasty name-calling, etc - is disturbing and ugly to me.

[@metuberob]

optimus prime dies way too much ... megatron dies less